The first chapter in the trilogy rounded out by Franks Wild Years and Rain Dogs, Tom takes a stylistically different from his previous LPs. Moving away from more simple piano and string orchestra arrangements of the late seventies replacing that with more diverse and percussive instrumentation and a more abstract approach, Swordfishtrombones is Tom’s first self-produced album and the product of creative freedom that would mark the career to follow. And people noticed with Spin Magazine named Swordfishtrombones the second greatest album of all time.

The first chapter in the trilogy rounded out by Franks Wild Years and Rain Dogs, Tom takes a stylistically different from his previous LPs. Moving away from more simple piano and string orchestra arrangements of the late seventies replacing that with more diverse and percussive instrumentation and a more abstract approach, Swordfishtrombones is Tom’s first self-produced album and the product of creative freedom that would mark the career to follow. And people noticed with Spin Magazine named Swordfishtrombones the second greatest album of all time.